Florence Montfort remembers dying at five years old — and she remembers the fountain that saved her, and the woman who carried her back from the edge and asked nothing in return.She has spent the twenty-five years since then trying not to remember anything else.Alone in the walled city of Carcassonne, drowning her nightly visions in wine, Florence receives a call from an ocean away: a man investigating a death that makes no sense, at a house that has stood empty and watched...

Noah Lorenz is shy and easily scared, always hiding his true self. He tries to be the perfect student, focusing on his studies to become a vet. But underneath it all, he is a caring and curious young man who wants to stand up for what is right. And what he wants more than anything is to be free from his anxieties and be himself.Enter Rafael Silva, who appears in Noah’s life during a rainy night, barely lit by the moon. He is a new student who moved...

"99 Science Fiction Short Stories" brings together some of the finest sci fi short stories ever crafted. Featuring gems from masters of the genre, such as H.G Wells , Robert Barr , PKD, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Norton, and many, many more!

Discreet liaisons and steamy connections in hotel rooms: ten original erotica stories from Mischief, featuring Rachel Kramer Bussell, Flora Dain, Elizabeth Coldwell, Tabitha Kitten, Rose de Fer and many more.The evening with Mr Alpha in a luxury suite is already intense, but when the hot barman from downstairs is also invited to the private party, the passion enters unchartered territory.The idea of reviving a spark of romance at an ice hotel, might seem like an instant fre...

Tudor Parfitt tells the extraordinary story of a Jewish child who survived the Holocaust in Slovakia by an almost impossible chain of events. In 1942, Vera, eight, was on a train from the concentration camp at Sered, in western Slovakia, bound for Auschwitz. Had she arrived there, she would certainly have been murdered. Instead, close to the holding camp at Ž ilina, she escaped. He reconstructs Vera' s story and, through it, the wider history of Slovak Jewry 1939 – 1945: the destruction of...

Bay is making some questionable life choices.She’s quitting a stable job.She’s opening a coffee shop in the storage space at the back of the Tack n’ Feed.She thinks her dentist is sexy.Inconveniently, Dr. Owen is also her boss.After years of taking care of everyone else, Bay is finally choosing things because she wants them. The coffee shop is one of those things.Owen might be another.Owen is kind, funny, dependable, ...

THE BESTSELLING QUEEN OF HORROR RETURNS‘All the thrills of vintage Stephen King…I loved every second of it. The maestro of macabre does it again’WILL DEAN‘Imagine Stephen King colliding with The Stepford Wives…an unnerving, slow-burn drenched in malice and suspense. Easily Tudor's strongest novel to date’JOHN MARRS‘Brimming with mystery, dread, and characters to root for, Serenity Falls

When a puppet becomes self-aware, can it prove its sentience to its puppeteer before a show?All is dark when Billy awakes. He doesn't know where or what he is. All he knows is he can only move his eyes, the rest of his body is attached to strange trends, keeping him trapped.They must be cut.There is a man who knows him, but Billy doesn't know who the man is. He might just be the key for Billy to escape the hell he has woken up to. B...

The book provides an engaging and educational account of the World's Fair, designed to captivate young readers. It covers various aspects of the exposition, including the innovative exhibits, the architecture, and the cultural displays from around the world.The narrative is structured to both inform and entertain, with a mix of storytelling and factual content. It highlights the excitement and significance of the fair, showcasing the technological advancements, artistic achievements, and i...

She left a slave. She returns a conqueror.As an Adept, Reiva blasts fire from her hands and leaps over walls. But when her first solo mission leaves her half-dead amidst a heap of massacred allies, she gets just one chance at redemption.The Empire orders her to crush the one kingdom she thought she would never see again: Talynis, the land of her birth, the land she left in chains.Standing in her way is the Wolf, a vicious assassin hellbent on killin...

Fantastica Magazine Anthology opens a portal to the untold world of contemporary Romanian science fiction and fantasy, offering a rare opportunity for Western readers to discover a thriving literary scene. This anthology brings together a dynamic collection of writers and comic artists from Romania's new generation of speculative fiction, exploring a rich array of subgenres, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, magical realism, alternate history, utopia, dystopia, a...

Have you always wanted to learn Python programming but thought it was too difficult? Don't stop at the first challenges, even if you're starting from ZERO, you can learn too!If you're one of those people eager to discover the world of programming, then "PYTHON FOR BEGINNERS" is the book for you! Specifically written for beginners, this book is the ideal solution for learning the most popular programming language in the world in a simple and effective way.In the post-pandemi...